Races set for June 5 open-primary election

Dozens of local candidates for Congress, state Senate and Assembly, and supervisorial districts have returned nomination papers to county Registrar of Voters to run in the June 5 primary election.

In a change from years past, all candidates will be on one ballot, regardless of political affiliation. The top two vote-getters - even if from the same party - will advance to the general election Nov. 6.

Also, the primary is the first election since the 14-member California Citizens Redistricting Commission approved new district maps last summer.

Filing for two races has been extended until Wednesday -- the 1st District for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors and Loma Linda City Council. Both races had an incumbent not running which by state law extends the filing period three days.

Many incumbents will likely have a smooth road to Election Day on Nov. 6 as they face candidates who either aren't as well funded or don't have the necessary name recognition. But other primary races are expected to be very competitive, such as Congressional Districts 8 and 31.

Eleven people filed to run in House District 8, including well-known politicos Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucaipa, former Republican Assemblyman Anthony Adams, San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt as well as Victorville Mayor Ryan McEachron and City Councilwoman Angela Valles. The district runs along the Nevada border and south and east from Bridgeport to Needles and the Colorado River.

The impact of this year's new primary system could also be seen in the 31st House district, where Republican mainstays Rep. Gary Miller, R-Brea, and Assemblyman Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, will face a difficult road to Nov. 6. The two established Republicans will face four other challengers, including Redlands Mayor Peter Aguilar. District 31 stretches from Upland through San Bernardino and into Redlands.

Here is a listing as of Saturday morning of the candidates who filed papers by Friday's deadline. It is not clear whether the respective registrars of voters have completed processing all of the last-minute papers, and some changes may be announced later:

Assembly District 33

District encompasses most of San Bernardino County with the exception of its southwest corner and the Morongo Basin.

John Coffey

Tim Donnelly

William Jahn

Assembly District 40

District extends from Rancho Cucamonga to part of the High Desert through San Bernardino and into Redlands.

Mike Morrell

Russ Warner

Assembly District 41

District includes Upland, Claremont, La Verne and San Dimas, much of the San Gabriel Mountains and Pasadena.

Chris Holden

Donna Lowe

Victoria Rusnak

Ed Colton

Michael Cacciotti

Assembly District 47

District includes Rialto, Bloomington, Colton, Grand Terrace and parts of Fontana.

Joe Baca Jr.

Cheryl Brown

Thelma Beach

Jeane Ensley

Assembly District 52

District includes Pomona, Chino, Ontario and Montclair.

Paul Vincent Avila

Ray Moors

Kenny Coble

Norma Torres

Assembly District 55

District takes in Chino Hills, the southeast corner of the San Gabriel Valley and a portion of Orange County.

Gregg Fritchle

Curt Hagman

Senate District 23

This oddly shaped district includes Rancho Cucamonga, a portion of the High Desert, the city of San Bernardino, the San Bernardino Mountains as well as a portion of Riverside County.

Bill Emerson

Melissa O'Donnell

Senate District 25

District is made up of mostly foothill communities from La Canada Flintridge to Upland. District includes Burbank, Glendale, Monrovia, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont and Upland.

Carol Liu

Ameenah Fuller

Senate District 29

District runs from the southeast corner of the San Gabriel Valley to Chino Hills and also includes a corner of Orange County.

Bob Huff

Greg Diamond

Congressional District 8

District along the Nevada border runs south and east from Bridgeport to Needles and the Colorado River.

Anthony Adams

Dennis Albertsen

Jackie Conaway

Paul Cook

Keith Fischer

William Imus

William Jensen

Ryan McEachron

Brad Mitzelfelt

John Pinkerton

Angela Valles

Congressional District 27

District includes Upland, Claremont, Glendora and the Pasadena area.

Judy Chu

Bob Duran

Jack Orswell

Congressional District 31

District is a narrow district that stretches from Upland through San Bernardino and into Redlands.

Peter Aguilar

Rita Dean

Bob Dutton

Justin Kim

Gary Miller

Renea Wickman

Congressional District 32

Includes La Verne, San Dimas and most of the San Gabriel Valley.

David Miller

Grace Napolitano

Congressional District 35

District includes parts of Pomona, Montclair, Chino, Ontario, Fontana and Bloomington.

Joe Baca Sr.

Gloria Negrete McLeod

Anthony Vieyra

Congressional District 39

District is mostly made up of the southeast corner of the San Gabriel Valley and a portion of Orange County between Buena Park and Yorba Linda.

Christina Avalos

Anita Hynds

D'Marie Mulattieri

Ed Royce

Jay Chen

San Bernardino County

First Supervisorial District

District includes the High Desert, including Barstow, as well as Yucaipa, Redlands and parts of San Bernardino.

Russell E. Blewett

Bret Henry

Robert Lovingood

Michael Orme

Rick Roelle

Robert Smith

Jermaine Wright

Third Supervisorial District

District includes part of the High Desert, part of the San Bernardino Mountains as well as part of San Bernardino.

James Bagley

Neil Derry

James Ramos

Fifth Supervisorial District

District includes parts of Fontana and Rialto.

Josie Gonzales

Silvia Marroquin

John Taack

Note: Elections for odd-numbered new state Senate districts are set for 2012 and for even-numbered districts in 2014.